Adaptive Ski Program

WHEN: 10:00AM to 12:00PM, Saturday, October 8, 2011 WHERE: Main Lobby, American Family Children’s Hospital, Madison, WI WHO: Open to children with lower and upper extremity deficiency, children with physical disabilities (spina bifida, congenital/birth…

The Cross Country Ski and Biathlon Sit Ski Introduction, Demonstration and Clinic on May 5th at Blackhawk Ski Club went off like clockwork. Participants and volunteers were completely fired up to get involved in this unique clinic geared specifically towards…

Join CXC for a Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Sit-Ski Introduction and Demonstration at Blackhawk Ski Club on May 5th, at 1:00 p.m. This hour long Introductory novice clinic and demonstration will show adaptive participants, VA Staff, and interested volunteers…

By James C. Hamre: 36 days to go until the American Birkebeiner! The American Birkebeiner has been referred to as "the Boston Marathon of the cross-country ski world". 36 days from now, seven Madison area physically disabled adaptive skiers, with the grace…

CXC is pleased to announce that we have received a grant from the Paralympic Division of the U.S. Olympic Committee to work with Military Veterans in the Central Region (Midwest and Great Lakes Division). Our outreach program for Veterans started in June…

Â· Number of Opportunity Centers: 14 Â· Number of Opportunity Programs: 16 Â· Number of sit ski built: 160 Â· Production cost of CXC sit ski frame: $350 Â· Number of sit skis to be completed in the fall of 2010: 90 Â· Number of sit skis distributed:…

Jodi Tervo, Marquette Opportunity Center Adaptive Director recently sent a letter to the volunteer base of the Marquette CXC Opportunity Center. Here are a few lines from her email: Our Opportunity Center was a successful start last winter.This was possible…

A brief update of Adaptive XC skiing at the American Birkebeiner this past weekend. A dozen sit skiers participated in the Birkie 500m and 3km Adaptive events, all finishing on Main Street in front of a packed house of cheering spectators. CXC helped the…